"The happiness of Happy Home Designer is a sheen. Poke at the surface and the clients are all too delighted about whatever you design, wherever it's located, however you fill it, and no matter the effort you put into it. If you're content with looking at the game as a tool purely for self-expression or as way to reunite with Animal Crossing friends both new and old, then Happy Home Designer passes adequately. But if you're looking for any kind of challenge or doing anything other than designing spaces for everyone but yourself, you're better off popping in New Leaf instead, especially since both titles have the same asking price of $39.99."
~ Nick Tan, GameRevolution
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2015, and like this newest piece of content, put you in the smart red smock of a Happy Home employee, charged with designing dream homes for your friendly, animal neighbors. But unlike the Switch release, the 3DS game was a flop, both in sales (for the series) and reception. So what happened and was Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer really that bad?"
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "while the series has also seen its fair share of spin-offs, we think there’s still some potential for the series to grow in all new directions. So today we want to bring you three Animal Crossing spin-off ideas that (hopefully) will one day be more than just thoughts."
The History of Animal Crossing is one that is rich and wholesome. Katsuya Eguchi wanted to create a game that focused on friendship, family, and community.
Bummer. Ah, well. At least there's Tri-Force Heroes to look forward to!
The kids seem to love it though.